Obama: Global warming is a national security threat. Now, let's buy some new icebreakers so we can exploit it...

Greg P. | 11:38 AM on September 01, 2015

As we told you, President Obama is in Alaska where he went off on “climate change deniers” in a speech yesterday, saying that “those who want to ignore the science, they are increasingly alone” and that “they are on their own shrinking island”:

President Obama condemns climate change deniers: "They're on their own shrinking island" http://t.co/1NIKTgqPiD http://t.co/M9dlCqCB5e

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 1, 2015

And let’s not forget that President Obama has said repeatedly that global warming is a national security threat. For example, Obama said this in his commencement speech at the Coast Guard Academy earlier this year:

"The science is indisputable," says Pres Obama of the threat posed by climate change.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 20, 2015

"Denying it or refusing to deal with it endangers our national security," says Pres Obama of climate change,

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 20, 2015

But when global warming gives you lemons, make lemon-slushies. It turns out that all of the melting ice could be good for U.S. businesses and we need new icebreakers to protect our interests as well as to cut into the icebreaker-gap with Russia. Obama announced today:

Pres Obama today will propose US Coast Guard acquisition of a replacement heavy-duty icebreaker for operations in the Arctic.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 1, 2015

Pres Obama will call on Congress to accelerate from 2022 to 2020, the acquisition of a replacement heavy-duty icebreaker & plan for more.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 1, 2015